get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> last year, right after hurricane sandy leveled large swaths of new york and new jersey, i thought i'd get clever. i saw generac was roaring in the wake of a storm that had knocked out power for millions of people. and then i noticed how briggs and straten the maker of portable generators had done next to nothing and i told you to buy that one in the case of a catch-up play. generac's up 55% year-to-date, briggs and straten down 4%. i got this wrong. briggs & stratton is a lawn and garden play. they're more about engines for lawn and garden equipment like the kind you might get from deer. however, while i may have been wrong to recommend it a year ago, it's possible the time could be right for briggs & stratton. they started to ramp up their new product innovation and got a nice restructuring that could cut a decent amount of cost. also taking out capacity in their engine business in order to cut down on bloat